Talking Logistics

JULY 5, 2018

The key to a great truckload strategy is aligning capacity communities with attribute segments of your freight portfolio. In this post, I will outline how to select reliable core carriers and find the right third party logistics provider (3PL) for your business. We have been studying truck freight attributes and strategies since 2006.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

A plant in Ohio delivering a shipment to a customer in Minnesota may well find that the profitability of that order is less than an order for the same product delivered to a customer in Kentucky. Freight costs and capital intensity are 10 to 15% lower—and customer delivery penalties and missed sales are 40 to 50% lower.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

Currently, this has not made a substantial impact on the freight market, but we are seeing signs that the industry is beginning to recover. Additionally, according to Freight Waves, “outbound tender rejections have increased week-over-week for the first time since the OTRI peaked at 19.25% on March 28.”. Midwest Logistics.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 25, 2020

To learn how we helped the state of Minnesota save $1 million on the transportation of PPE, check out Leveraging Logistics Trends to Make a Difference When it Matters Most. During this unprecedented time, the collaboration across our customers, government entities, and carriers has been vitally important to meeting demanding needs.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 14, 2020

It’s important to consider if your freight’s origins and destinations are likely to be impacted by a hurricane. Although your customer may be located in Minnesota, for example, if the freight is arriving at the Port of Charleston, then you may need backup options. Consider your primary origins and destinations.

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Freight Plus

MAY 30, 2018

In 2018 shippers are paying more for freight that takes longer to move. Joyce Brenny, head of Brenny Transportation in Minnesota, tells. Consider this, transportation and logistics account for roughly ten cents of every dollar. Drastic cost increases in the freight market can have a butterfly effect throughout the economy. "I

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. It marks the latest step in Mayor Eric Adams’ “Blue Highways” plan to shift more of the city’s freight off the streets and onto the rivers and harbors. Similar warehouse worker protection bills have already been passed in California, Minnesota, New York, and Washington.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

the largest turkey producing states are Minnesota (18% of total U.S. And they obviously require the appropriate logistics and transportation capabilities to handle this highly desired product. Retailers have to work with turkey farmers, Distributors and logistics carriers to forecast demand. Logistics For All. In the U.S.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2020

It was a good year for shippers as freight rates plummeted for the majority of 2019, substantially backing off the historic highs the industry witnessed in 2018. An overall economic sluggishness hit freight particularly hard in 2019 leading to what many have labeled as a “ freight recession.”.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 4, 2016

Most industry experts rate the cost of logistics as very costly. However, if you know what critical freight management KPIs or key performance indicators to track, you can know exactly how to change processes to decrease costs, which will result in savings for the end user. Federal Power Over Freight Management KPIs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Starting next week, Amazon will start actively recruiting existing small businesses in 23 states including Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, and Washington.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 16, 2017

Vinnie Schleper and Ben Nadeau launched Volta Logistics in May of 2015 as two-person team. Vinnie Schleper (left) and Ben Nadeau (right) of Volta Logistics. Paul, Minnesota-based company, both Schleper and Nadeau had spent years working for other brokerages. Schleper and Nadeau expect that growth to continue.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 14, 2018

The 2018 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card , conducted by Conexus Indiana for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research, rates U.S. The 2018 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card , conducted by Conexus Indiana for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research, rates U.S.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Refrigerated transportation is particularly at a premium and can be difficult to secure if not working with a logistics provider with an expansive network. What is produce season? Heaviest Peak: September.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Robinson as we work together to provide safe and reliable services to those who care about their freight and the care of which is it handled.”. What the award means to Dayton Freight. Dayton Freight. What the award means to Old Dominion Freight Lines. Old Dominion Freight Lines. Dayton Freight Lines, Inc.,

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 3, 2014

These specific grants, distributed through the FMCSA’s Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMV-OST) program, will be given to 9 technical and community colleges around the country from Florida to Minnesota, Nebraska to Virginia. Transportation trucking'

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Talking Logistics

JULY 9, 2014

If freight demand grows as it is projected to, the driver shortage could balloon to nearly 240,000 drivers by 2022.” The post Driver Shortage in Trucking: Time for Plan B appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. The only way to solve the driver shortage problem is through innovation.

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EMERGE App

JULY 16, 2018

She wanted to quit, get some much-needed sun outside of Minnesota’s long winter and then reassess her career goals and objectives. Remember that landed costs — custom duties, insurance and freight — add to the total cost of your products and thus affect your profit margin. Honesty counts in business.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 8, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news: New COVID vaccines need absurd amounts of labor and materials. UK freight shipping costs quadruple after Brexit, COVID. Tesco has offered to use its country-wide distribution company Best Food Logistics to aid the roll out of the vaccine. And as the saying goes, better late than never.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 4, 2022

From contractor controversies to rising fuel costs, logistics professionals across the transportation industry are turning to innovative solutions to persistent problems. As contractors across the logistics industry begin questioning their relationships with carrier networks , the FRONTdoor Collective is taking a new approach.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 8, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news: New COVID vaccines need absurd amounts of labor and materials. UK freight shipping costs quadruple after Brexit, COVID. Tesco has offered to use its country-wide distribution company Best Food Logistics to aid the roll out of the vaccine. And as the saying goes, better late than never.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 24, 2013

LTL Carrier Profile: YRC Freight. YRC Freight is the third largest less than truckload (LTL) carrier with approximately $3.2B YRC Freight has 9.2% YRC Freight is the largest subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc. LTL Carrier Profile: YRC Freight Equipment & People. LTL Carrier Profile: YRC Freight Service Area.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2024

People buying tickets online for concerts, sporting events and other live events in Minnesota will be guaranteed more transparency and protection under a new bill signed into law Tuesday by Gov. The law will apply to tickets purchased in Minnesota or other states for concerts or other live events held in Minnesota.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 22, 2019

Often, cross-border freight requires approval from partner agencies — the U.S. As the shutdown continues, more cross-border freight delays will occur as well as some ancillary impact that motor carriers may see while the U.S. Customs clearance process and delays. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. DOT is down.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 24, 2018

"Many of our customers producing in China concentrate more and more of their production on the local Chinese market" while they set up mirrored production facilities in neighboring countries for exports, Detlef Trefzger, CEO of the Swiss freight company, said during an Oct. 18 earnings call. 18 earnings call. We’re not waiting.

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